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# Installation
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2017-03-02 07:55:29 -05:00
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GitLab can be installed via various ways. Check the [installation methods][methods]
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for an overview.
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## Requirements
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Before installing GitLab, make sure to check the [requirements documentation](requirements.md)
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which includes useful information on the supported Operating Systems as well as
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the hardware requirements.
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## Installation methods
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- [Installation using the Omnibus packages](https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/) -
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Install GitLab using our official deb/rpm repositories. This is the
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recommended way.
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- [Installation from source](installation.md) - Install GitLab from source.
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Useful for unsupported systems like *BSD. For an overview of the directory
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structure, read the [structure documentation](structure.md).
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- [Docker](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/docker/) - Install GitLab using Docker.
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- [Installation on Google Cloud Platform](google_cloud_platform/index.md) - Install
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GitLab on Google Cloud Platform using our official image.
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- [Digital Ocean and Docker](digitaloceandocker.md) - Install GitLab quickly
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on DigitalOcean using Docker.
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## Database
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While the recommended database is PostgreSQL, we provide information to install
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GitLab using MySQL. Check the [MySQL documentation](database_mysql.md) for more
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information.
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[methods]: https://about.gitlab.com/installation/
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